Ski Trail Analogy Thread

[Greg]

Redline is to Magic as Liftline is to Sugarbush

 

[kcyanks1]

Paradise is to Sugarbush as Fall Line is to MRG. (I was tempted to go with Paradise & Paradise, but I think Fall Line might be a more fair comparison because SB's Paradise lacks the waterfall.)

FIS is to Sugarbush as Outer Limits is to Killington

 

[TwinTips21]

This is a really good thread idea. Too bad I can't think of any good ones.

 

[skibum1321]

Lynx is to MRG as Doc Dempsey's is to Smuggs

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Liftline is to Stowe what Double Barrel is to Gore

Perrry Merrill is to Stowe what Excelsior is to Whiteface

National is to Stowe what Upper and Lower MacKenzie is to Whiteface

FIS is to Sugarbush what Rummor is to Gore

Middle Earth is to Sugarbush what Upper Cloudspin is to Whiteface

The Snowfields is to Sugarloaf what The Slides are to Whiteface

 

[2knees]

Ripcord is to Mt Snow as Outer Limits is to Killington.


Gondolier is to Stowe as Organgrinder is to Sugarbush

 

[kcyanks1]

Liftline is to Stowe what Double Barrel is to Gore

FIS is to Sugarbush what Rummor is to Gore

Middle Earth is to Sugarbush what Upper Cloudspin is to Whiteface

Some of those seemed very good (the ones I snipped). I was wondering about the above, though, especially the first and third. Liftline is a snowmaking trail and even sees a groomer frequently. It isn't very narrow either. Double Barrel is natural (except if snow making from Hawkeye or Rumor gets blown in), narrow, and ungroomed. Similar differences between Middle Earth and Cloudspin. Upper Cloudspin is very wide and receives snow making. I can't recall how often it is groomed, you'll know that much better, but I figure it is more than Middle Earth. I figure you have other reasons aside from similarity in terrain?

 

[Greg]

Mall is to Sugarbush as Chute is to MRG
Annapurna is to Hunter as Middle Earth is to Sugarbush (minus snowmaking)
Hunter West Side is to Hunter as The North Face is to Mount Snow
Broomstick is to Magic as Misery Whip is to Sugarbush
Whirlaway is to Jiminy as Competition is to Berkshire East
Grizzly is to Berkshire East as Sourceror is to Magic

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Some of those seemed very good (the ones I snipped). I was wondering about the above, though, especially the first and third. Liftline is a snowmaking trail and even sees a groomer frequently. It isn't very narrow either. Double Barrel is natural (except if snow making from Hawkeye or Rumor gets blown in), narrow, and ungroomed. Similar differences between Middle Earth and Cloudspin. Upper Cloudspin is very wide and receives snow making. I can't recall how often it is groomed, you'll know that much better, but I figure it is more than Middle Earth. I figure you have other reasons aside from similarity in terrain?

I'm impressed kcyanks.

I wrote Liftline at Stowe by mistake, I meant Liftline at Sugarbush.

I decided to compare Middle Earth to U. Cloudspin because they are both signature trails at their mountains, get bumped, ski different one weekend to the next, are long from their summits. Upper Cloudspin does get some snowmaking (especially last season) and is wider, but doesn't get groomed.

I did waffel on comparing the latter 2, I guess I wanted to get U. Cloudspin in too much because it is my favorite. It's hard to compare both Skyward and U. Cloudspin to anything else I can think of.

I couldn't think of any trail to compare Skyward to, can you?

 

[tjf67]

I'm impressed kcyanks.

I wrote Liftline at Stowe by mistake, I meant Liftline at Sugarbush.

I decided to compare Middle Earth to U. Cloudspin because they are both signature trails at their mountains, get bumped, ski different one weekend to the next, are long from their summits. Upper Cloudspin does get some snowmaking (especially last season) and is wider, but doesn't get groomed.

I did waffel on comparing the latter 2, I guess I wanted to get U. Cloudspin in too much because it is my favorite. It's hard to compare both Skyward and U. Cloudspin to anything else I can think of.

I couldn't think of any trail to compare Skyward to, can you?

Upper Ghondi line at sugarlaoaf

 

[kcyanks1]

I'm impressed kcyanks.

I did grow up skiing Gore, and have been to Whiteface more maybe a half dozen times. Not a lot, but considering I only ski a dozen times a year or so, it's fairly significant from my standards.

I wrote Liftline at Stowe by mistake, I meant Liftline at Sugarbush.

I'd agree that fits much better. Liftline is much longer of course. Double Barrel is one of my favorites at Gore though. Doesn't have the pitch of The Rumor's headwall, but I probably prefer the natural moguls on Double Barrel to the winched, manmade headwall on Rumor (of course, The Rumor would never open without snowmaking...way too much rock to cover).

I decided to compare Middle Earth to U. Cloudspin because they are both signature trails at their mountains, get bumped, ski different one weekend to the next, are long from their summits. Upper Cloudspin does get some snowmaking (especially last season) and is wider, but doesn't get groomed.

I did waffel on comparing the latter 2, I guess I wanted to get U. Cloudspin in too much because it is my favorite. It's hard to compare both Skyward and U. Cloudspin to anything else I can think of.

I couldn't think of any trail to compare Skyward to, can you?

I figured it was something like that as opposed to the style of terrain. Terrain wise, Steins might be closer ... wide, snow-making, often has moguls (used to always have moguls), but from what you wrote, Steins might get groomed more than Cloudspin. But Skyward I is probably groomed more often (you agree?), so maybe Steins would fit in somewhere in between the two. Steins is also a signature run. It doesn't run from a peak though. (It's also not close to one of my favorites at Sugarbush. I often don't even bother with it. Though that's not part of the criteria for this comparison of course.)

 

[threecy]

Will any of these be on the SATs?

 

[mattchuck2]

This one is for the ladies:

Empire at Whiteface is like getting with me . . .

Skinny, Hard, and over in 90 seconds . . .

Oh yeah . . .

 

[kcyanks1]

This one is for the ladies:

Empire at Whiteface is like getting with me . . .

Skinny, Hard, and over in 90 seconds . . .

Oh yeah . . .

Um..... What about Empire is to Whiteface as Rumble is to Sugarbush?

 

[kcyanks1]

I figured it was something like that as opposed to the style of terrain. Terrain wise, Steins might be closer ... wide, snow-making, often has moguls (used to always have moguls), but from what you wrote, Steins might get groomed more than Cloudspin. But Skyward I is probably groomed more often (you agree?), so maybe Steins would fit in somewhere in between the two. Steins is also a signature run. It doesn't run from a peak though. (It's also not close to one of my favorites at Sugarbush. I often don't even bother with it. Though that's not part of the criteria for this comparison of course.)

Come to think of it, Ripcord might be a better fit for Cloudspin/Skyward. It starts at the top of the mountain, also is wide, has snowmaking. Sometimes groomed.

 

[skibum1321]

Lower FIS is to Sugarbush as Lower Antelope is to MRG
Robyn's Run is to Smuggs as Rumble is to Sugarbush

 

[TwinTips21]

Will any of these be on the SATs?

Unfortunately there are no analogies on the SATs anymore.